Total Crime Rate
241.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Church Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Blackbrook , and the 39th highest crime rate of 606 local areas in St. Helens .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Church Road (WA11 0LA) in the last 12 months was 241.7 per 1,000 residents and was 253.0% higher than the Blackbrook average (68.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 133.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 39.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Church Road (WA11 0LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bluebell Avenue, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sherlock Avenue (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Blackbrook| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sherlock Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shaw Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bluebell Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bluebell Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bluebell Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Homestead Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shaw Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shaw Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sherlock Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sherlock Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shaw Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shaw Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Halton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bluebell Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ash Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Sports/Recreation Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ash Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ash Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ash Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cedar Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cedar Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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